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Eckstein 4 Prez · 10-31-2007, 09:54 AM

May 28, 1876 - Sunday Base Ball Report

New York Mutuals 10-4
Philadelphia Athletics 9-5
Chicago White Stockings 9-6
Hartford Dark Blues 8-5
Cincinnati Reds 8-7
Louisville Grays 7-8
St. Louis Brown Stockings 4-11
Boston Red Caps 3-12

As expected, the western teams were not as good as those from the eastern cities, as the east went 8-4 against the west this week. However, Chicago and Cincinnati both held their own, showing that the gap is not really all that great.

In other news, Cap Anson's hitting streak is still alive, and now stands at an amazing 39 games. Will anyone ever be able to hold the star first baseman hitless?

The only other question that is starting to develop is: what's the matter with Boston? This did not look like a last place team going into the season, yet their inexplicable slide continues. Although their core of Foran, Barnes, McVey and Wright is doing just fine, the supporting cast has been abominably bad, with Tom York hitting .153, Jimmy Hallinan at .185, John Glenn at .196 and John Clapp at .133. Still, the expectation is that they will move to the middle of the pack at some point - they can't really be this bad, can they?

The current statistics:

Honest American Statistics

Batting Average - .475, Count Gedney, Hartford Dark Blues
Hits - 29, Deacon White, Philadelphia Athletics
Doubles - 9, John Bass, Philadelphia Athletics
Triples - 3, Jim Foran, Boston Red Caps
Home Runs - 2, Count Gedney, Hartford Dark Blues
Runs Batted In - 16, Orator Shaffer, Hartford Dark Blues
Runs Scored - 25, Tom Barlow, Chicago White Stockings
Stolen Bases - 4, 3 players tied
Walks - 6, Levi Meyerle, Chicago White Stockings
Strikeouts - 6, 3 players tied

Wins - 8, 3 players tied
Losses - 11, Foghorn Bradley, Boston Red Caps
Innings Pitched - 127 1/3, Tommy Bond, Louisville Grays
Shutouts - 1, Dale Williams, Cincinnati and Ed Stratton, New York
Walks - 11, Lon Knight, Philadelphia Athletics
Strikeouts - 19, J. O'Neill, Chicago White Stockings

Suspicious-Sounding, Possibly Un-American Statistics

On-Base Percentage - .467, Count Gedney, Hartford Dark Blues
Slugging Percentage - .695, Count Gedney, Hartford Dark Blues
Extra Base Hits - 9, John Bass, Philadelphia and Count Gedney, Hartford
Total Bases - 41, Count Gedney, Hartford Dark Blues

Earned Run Average - 1.62, Lon Knight, Philadelphia Athletics
Saves - 1, 3 players tied

Certainly Demon-Inspired Statistics From the Pit of Hell

OPS - 1.162, Count Gedney, Hartford Dark Blues
RC/27 - 15.92, Count Gedney, Hartford Dark Blues
VORP (Batting) - 12.1, Count Gedney, Hartford Dark Blues
ISO - .220, Count Gedney, Hartford Dark Blues

VORP (Pitching) - 31.0, Lon Knight, Philadelphia Athletics
H/9IP - 8.56, Lon Knight, Philadelphia Athletics
HR/9IP - 0.00, 4 players tied
BB/9IP - 0.16, George Zettlein, Hartford Dark Blues
K/9IP - 2.37, Dory Dean, Cincinnati Reds
K/BB Ratio - 8.00, Dory Dean, Cincinnati Reds
Opp. Avg. - .235, Lon Knight, Philadelphia Athletics
WHIP - 1.05, Lon Knight, Philadelphia Athletics

10-31-2007, 09:54 AM	#26 (permalink)
Eckstein 4 Prez Hall Of Famer Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: The OC Posts: 5,148	May 28, 1876 - Sunday Base Ball Report New York Mutuals 10-4 Philadelphia Athletics 9-5 Chicago White Stockings 9-6 Hartford Dark Blues 8-5 Cincinnati Reds 8-7 Louisville Grays 7-8 St. Louis Brown Stockings 4-11 Boston Red Caps 3-12 As expected, the western teams were not as good as those from the eastern cities, as the east went 8-4 against the west this week. However, Chicago and Cincinnati both held their own, showing that the gap is not really all that great. In other news, Cap Anson's hitting streak is still alive, and now stands at an amazing 39 games. Will anyone ever be able to hold the star first baseman hitless? The only other question that is starting to develop is: what's the matter with Boston? This did not look like a last place team going into the season, yet their inexplicable slide continues. Although their core of Foran, Barnes, McVey and Wright is doing just fine, the supporting cast has been abominably bad, with Tom York hitting .153, Jimmy Hallinan at .185, John Glenn at .196 and John Clapp at .133. Still, the expectation is that they will move to the middle of the pack at some point - they can't really be this bad, can they? The current statistics: Honest American Statistics Batting Average - .475, Count Gedney, Hartford Dark Blues Hits - 29, Deacon White, Philadelphia Athletics Doubles - 9, John Bass, Philadelphia Athletics Triples - 3, Jim Foran, Boston Red Caps Home Runs - 2, Count Gedney, Hartford Dark Blues Runs Batted In - 16, Orator Shaffer, Hartford Dark Blues Runs Scored - 25, Tom Barlow, Chicago White Stockings Stolen Bases - 4, 3 players tied Walks - 6, Levi Meyerle, Chicago White Stockings Strikeouts - 6, 3 players tied Wins - 8, 3 players tied Losses - 11, Foghorn Bradley, Boston Red Caps Innings Pitched - 127 1/3, Tommy Bond, Louisville Grays Shutouts - 1, Dale Williams, Cincinnati and Ed Stratton, New York Walks - 11, Lon Knight, Philadelphia Athletics Strikeouts - 19, J. O'Neill, Chicago White Stockings Suspicious-Sounding, Possibly Un-American Statistics On-Base Percentage - .467, Count Gedney, Hartford Dark Blues Slugging Percentage - .695, Count Gedney, Hartford Dark Blues Extra Base Hits - 9, John Bass, Philadelphia and Count Gedney, Hartford Total Bases - 41, Count Gedney, Hartford Dark Blues Earned Run Average - 1.62, Lon Knight, Philadelphia Athletics Saves - 1, 3 players tied Certainly Demon-Inspired Statistics From the Pit of Hell OPS - 1.162, Count Gedney, Hartford Dark Blues RC/27 - 15.92, Count Gedney, Hartford Dark Blues VORP (Batting) - 12.1, Count Gedney, Hartford Dark Blues ISO - .220, Count Gedney, Hartford Dark Blues VORP (Pitching) - 31.0, Lon Knight, Philadelphia Athletics H/9IP - 8.56, Lon Knight, Philadelphia Athletics HR/9IP - 0.00, 4 players tied BB/9IP - 0.16, George Zettlein, Hartford Dark Blues K/9IP - 2.37, Dory Dean, Cincinnati Reds K/BB Ratio - 8.00, Dory Dean, Cincinnati Reds Opp. Avg. - .235, Lon Knight, Philadelphia Athletics WHIP - 1.05, Lon Knight, Philadelphia Athletics __________________ A New League Begins - an exploration of 19th century base ball.